diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 7d2b7f71..2accca11 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
 All notable changes to this project will be documented in this file. The format is based on [Keep a Changelog](https://keepachangelog.com/en/1.0.0/), and this project adheres to [Semantic Versioning](https://semver.org/spec/v2.0.0.html).
 
 ## Unreleased
+feat: `Client` can be used as a context manager and closed explicitly with `close()` to release pooled HTTP connections (#87)
 
 ## [2.0.1][2.0.1] - 2026-03-09
 feat: Added Support for cancel token
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index f4613507..e0d11a30 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -24,6 +24,18 @@ client = razorpay.Client(auth=("<YOUR_API_KEY>", "<YOUR_API_SECRET>"))
 client.enable_retry(True)  # Enable retry mechanism for failed API calls
 ```
 
+The client keeps a pooled HTTP session open. Close it when you are done, or use the client as a context manager:
+
+```py
+with razorpay.Client(auth=("<YOUR_API_KEY>", "<YOUR_API_SECRET>")) as client:
+    client.payment.fetch("pay_XXXXXXXXXXXXXX")
+# the session is closed here
+
+client = razorpay.Client(auth=("<YOUR_API_KEY>", "<YOUR_API_SECRET>"))
+...
+client.close()
+```
+
 ## App Details
 
 After setting up client, you can set your app details before making any request
diff --git a/razorpay/client.py b/razorpay/client.py
index 6d80e526..ae79e2e8 100644
--- a/razorpay/client.py
+++ b/razorpay/client.py
@@ -145,6 +145,19 @@ def set_app_details(self, app_details):
     def get_app_details(self):
         return self.app_details
 
+    def close(self):
+        """
+        Close the underlying HTTP session and release its pooled connections.
+        The client should not be used for further requests after this.
+        """
+        self.session.close()
+
+    def __enter__(self):
+        return self
+
+    def __exit__(self, exc_type, exc_value, traceback):
+        self.close()
+
     def enable_retry(self, retry_enabled=False):
         self.retry_enabled = retry_enabled
         
diff --git a/tests/test_client_session.py b/tests/test_client_session.py
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..9fb27171
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/test_client_session.py
@@ -0,0 +1,34 @@
+import unittest
+from unittest import mock
+
+import razorpay
+
+
+class TestClientSession(unittest.TestCase):
+
+    def test_close_closes_session(self):
+        session = mock.Mock()
+        client = razorpay.Client(session=session, auth=('key_id', 'key_secret'))
+        client.close()
+        session.close.assert_called_once_with()
+
+    def test_context_manager_returns_client_and_closes_on_exit(self):
+        session = mock.Mock()
+        with razorpay.Client(session=session, auth=('key_id', 'key_secret')) as client:
+            self.assertIsInstance(client, razorpay.Client)
+            session.close.assert_not_called()
+        session.close.assert_called_once_with()
+
+    def test_context_manager_closes_on_exception(self):
+        session = mock.Mock()
+        with self.assertRaises(RuntimeError):
+            with razorpay.Client(session=session, auth=('key_id', 'key_secret')):
+                raise RuntimeError('boom')
+        session.close.assert_called_once_with()
+
+    def test_default_session_is_closed(self):
+        client = razorpay.Client(auth=('key_id', 'key_secret'))
+        with mock.patch.object(client.session, 'close') as close:
+            with client:
+                pass
+        close.assert_called_once_with()